Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has suspended his campaign on the eve of the deadline to remove his name from his home state’s primary ballot. Graham’s campaign failed to generate much enthusiasm among Republican voters despite his strong stance … Read more

The Conclusion

The question that this article addresses stemmed from a comment an Election Projection reader made when he learned that Ted Cruz has surged into the lead in Iowa in December. He opined that winning Iowa was the death … Read more

2000 Democrats – The Nominating Battle That Wasn’t

After serving as Bill Clinton’s vice president for two terms, former Tennessee Senator Al Gore was the favorite of the Democratic Party establishment to continue Clinton’s legacy. Several other prominent Democrats such … Read more

1992 Democrats – Three Percent is All it Takes

In the year of Bill Clinton’s first presidential election, the Iowa caucuses were an aberration. Iowa Senator Tom Harkin was in the field of Democratic nominee contenders and his home state … Read more

1980 Republicans – Third Time’s the Charm

Going into the 1980 presidential election season, Ronald Reagan, who had nearly unseated President Gerald Ford in the Republican primary battle four years earlier, was the favorite to earn the nomination in his … Read more